Curtain and shade bracket



July 26, 1938. A. PINTO CURTAIN AND SHADE BRACKET Filed Sept. 24, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Attorneys July 26, 1938. A, N 2,125,084

CURTAIN AND SHADE BRACKET Filed Sept. 24, 1956 2 Sheets-She a: 2

Inventor Patented July 26, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CURTAIN AN D" SHADE BRACKET Armie Pinto, Detroit, Mich. Application September 24, 1936, Serial No. 102,390

' I 3 Claims. (01. 248- 254) The present invention relates to curtainand' shade brackets and has for its principal object to provide clamp means engageable with the guide channels of the window frame for removably securing the shade and curtain bracket in position with respect to the frame.

A further object is to provide a combined shade and curtain bracket embodying means for horizontal and vertical adjustment, which at the same time embodies a simplicity of construction, which is strong and durable, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the clamping blocks upon which the curtain and shade bracket is removably secured.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the curtain and shade brackets.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of a conventional form of curtain rod of a type designed for attaching to the bracket.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of an intermediate curtain rod supporting member.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of curtain and shade bracket.

Figure 6 is a similar view of a modified form of supporting arm for the type of bracket illustrated in Figure 5.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of a swingable curtain support for use in connection with the form of invention illustrated in Figure 5 and Figure 8 is a perspective view of an attaching bracket for use in connection with the form of invention illustrated in Figure 5 and designed for use in connection with metal window frames.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numerals 5 and 6 designate a pair of blocks adapted for positioning in the sash channels of a window frame, said block being connected by an oppositely threaded screw 1 having an operating wheel 8 intermediate the ends of the screw for the manipulation thereof whereby to spread the blocks 5 and 6 against the vertical walls of the channel of the frame to secure the blocks in position therein. Set screws 9 are threadedly inserted in the respective blocks one of said set screws being adapted for engagement in a notch [0 formed in the upper edge of a fiat bar I I, the lower edge of said bar having a notch l2 therein for resting upon the screw 9 of the other of said blocks, as will be understood from an inspection of Figure 1 of the drawings.

The bar I! comprises'one member of an adjustable curtain and shade bracket support and has associated therewith an angular bar i3, one end of said bars II and I3 being disposed in overlapping engagement and provided with angularly extending guides 14 to secure the bars in slidably adjusted position.

The outer end of the bar I3 extends at rightangles as shown at E5 and is provided with a slotted opening l6 within which a set screw I1 is positioned for securing an upstanding U- shaped member 18 thereon. The U-shaped member I8 is also formed with a vertical slotted opening-l9 within which a set screw 20 is adjustably positioned for securing a curtain bracket 2| to said member. The bracket 2| includes a plate 22 positioned between the parallel arms of the U-shaped member [8, said plate being provided with a pair of forwardly extending brackets 23 formed on the respective opposite side edges of the plate 22 and said brackets having upstanding extensions 24 for insertion in the openings 25 formed in an adjustable curtain rod 26.

Also supported upon the rods H and I3 is a downwardly positioned U-shaped shade roller supporting member 27 having an opening 28 therein within which the trunnion projecting out of the end of the shade roller is rotatably supported.

When using the invention upon double windows an intermediate bracket of the form illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings is employed and comprises inwardly extending arms 29 positioned adjacent the sides of the Window frames next to each other and are supported upon the blocks 5 and 6 in a manner similar" to the rod H. The outer ends of the arms 29 are disposed at rightangles in overlapping relation as shown at 30 and supported by guides 3|. Each of the extensions 30 is formed with aligned slotted openings 32 within which a set screw 33 is positioned for securing an upstanding U-shaped member 34 thereto. The parallel arms of the member 34 are formed with aligned openings 35 within which an outwardly extending curtain rod supporting rod 36 is removably positioned. Said arm 36 has its outer end upturned as shown at 31 to prevent displacement of the rod therefrom and the inner end of the arm 36 is bent into a substantially U-shaped formation as shown at 38 with the extremity thereof also inserted in one of the openings to prevent removal of the arm from the member 34 and also to retain the end 31 in an upwardly inclined position.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings, the blocks 5 and 6 are provided at one side with bearings 39 within which .a rod 40 is slidably inserted and secured in position therein by set screws 4|. Sup-ported upon the arm 46 is a collar 42 secured in slidably adjusted position by a set screw 43 and having depending therefrom a shade roller support roller 44 provided with the usual opening 45. To the outer end of the rod 40 is secured an angular extension 46 by a'coupling member 41 and upon the extension 46 is an upstanding rod 48 by means of a head 49 adjustably secured on said extension.

A collar 50 is slidably positioned on the rod 48 by a set screw 5|, said collar having rods 52 and 53 extending outwardly therefrom and to which curtain rods '54 are connected in spaced parallel relation, 7

If desired, the form of curtain rod support illustrated in Figure 6 may be mounted upon the upstanding rod 48, in lieu of the rods 52 and 53, and in this form of the invention a collar 54 is provided having a set screw 55 for adjustably securing thesame on the rod 48 and an outwardly extending arm 56 having an upturned end 57.

Alsoif preferred, a swinging curtain support may be provided for the upstanding rod 48 and comprises a collar 58 secured on the rod 48 by a set screw 59 and formed with a reduced upstanding sleeve 60 upon which collars 6| are rotatably mounted, said collars being secured by set screws 62 and having arms 63 extending outwardly therefrom in spaced parallel relation.

When using the invention illustrated in Fig- 7 ure 5 of the drawings upon metal window frames,

an attaching plate 64 is provided having screw openings 65 for securing to the metal window frame, said plate also having a tubulet extension 66 projecting therefrom formed with an opening 61 within which the inner end of the rod 40 is inserted and secured in position by a set screw 68.

It is believed the details of construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed is:,-

1. A support for a combined curtain and shade bracket comprising a pair of blocks, means for spreading the blocks relative to each other for clamping against the side walls of a channelled structure and means projecting from the blocks 'releasably securing the bar to the blocks.

3. A support for a combined curtain and shade bracket comprising a pair of blocks, means for spreading the blocks relative to each other for clamping against the side Walls of a channelled structure, a curtain and shade bracket supporting bar, bearings carried by the block for slidably supporting said bar and means adiustably securing the bar in said bearing,

ARMIE PINTO. 

